Janet Jackson in Los Angeles - "Given Jackson's fondness for lyrics invoking sex games, it was hardly shocking when she emerged in a black corset near evening's end, ready for a little bondage." - Los Angeles Times (registration may be required)

Marc Cohn in Birmingham - " … opened the venue's 2008-2009 season in the most charming way possible - by singing well, telling amusing stories and leaving the angst at home." - Birmingham News

Bloc Party in Montreal - "Barreling in with the frenetic one-two punch of new tracks 'Halo' and 'Trojan Horse,' the band opened into the yelping, bass-riding groove of 'Positive Tension' and erupting hymn 'Waiting For the 7:18.'" - The Montreal Gazette / Canada.com